Overview

Are you a passionate environmental leader looking to make a genuine impact? Do you thrive on tackling complex environmental challenges and building successful teams?

We’re seeking a passionate and highly experienced Environmental Impact Assessment consultant at Technical Director level to lead our water sector major projects EIA advice and delivery across the UK and Ireland. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and island of Ireland and be responsible for technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects, reporting into our UK&I Environmental Advisory, Assessment and Planning discipline lead. You will work with the discipline lead to set strategic direction and help deliver the Environmental Assessment Training Academy, a funded learning programme intended to enhance capability and capacity in the business. You will work alongside our existing practitioners and champion further growth and capability strengthening. You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of non-EIA projects and programmes with significant environmental components and will enjoy the level of autonomy appropriate to this environmental leadership role.

Responsibilities

You will provide technical oversight and governance for water sector EIA development projects across the UK&I, reporting to the discipline lead. You will contribute to setting strategic direction, help deliver the Environmental Assessment Training Academy, support growth and capability strengthening within the team, and work on a range of non-EIA projects with significant environmental components. You will operate with a level of autonomy appropriate to an environmental leadership role and collaborate with colleagues across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications and Experience

You will have substantial demonstrable experience (20 years+) in providing strategic environmental advice and EIA delivery (including screening, consultation, scoping and ES) and in building strong relationships with key stakeholders and regulators. You should hold an environmental or related degree and be chartered (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, or IEMA). You will possess a strong understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK, with entrepreneurial and commercial acumen to help grow our teams in a collaborative environment. Demonstrated experience in the regulated water industry is required. You should have broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge with a focus in one or more environmental areas (e.g., ecology, landscape, or coastal/marine). Experience with EIA as part of the DCO process and with Strategic Environmental Assessment is helpful but not essential.

You should also understand terrestrial consenting regimes and have advantageous experience in the marine environment and marine consenting. All environmental technical disciplines are represented in house and are available to work with you. We have a team of over 400 environmental and planning professionals delivering impactful projects across the UK&I with strong growth in the regulated water industry.

Location and Working Arrangements

You can choose to be based in any of our Stantec offices with hybrid working allowing for a mix of home- and in-office working while staying closely connected with colleagues and clients.

About You

You must hold an environmental or related degree and be chartered (e.g., through CIWEM, CIEEM, or IEMA). You will have a strong understanding of the environmental consulting market across the UK, with the entrepreneurial and commercial acumen to help grow our teams within a collaborative and supportive environment. Demonstrated experience working within the regulated water industry is required. You relish a diverse and technically challenging workload, delivering innovative, high-quality solutions for clients while working collaboratively to achieve shared goals. You are people-oriented, enjoy working with multi-disciplinary teams, and have a genuine passion for the environment and doing the right thing. A key focus will be on growing and developing environmental teams, mentoring and managing people and project teams. You should have broad EIA technical and legislative knowledge with deep interest in one or more areas such as ecology, landscape, or the coastal/marine environment. Experience undertaking EIA as part of the DCO process and of Strategic Environmental Assessment would be helpful but is not essential.

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